Professor Chihiro Hosoya

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Historian of international affairs who was esteemed for his grasp of the complex interplay of events in early 20th-century East Asia

By common consent the doyen of Japanese historians of 20th-century international affairs, Chihiro Hosoya had a consummate command of theories of international relations, foreign policy analysis and the processes of decision-making. He is widely remembered for several brilliant works on the history of bi-lateral Japanese-American relations, but it was his wider understanding of the complex relationships that bound all the Great Powers in East Asia together that was his greater and more lasting contribution.

Hosoya was equipped by training and experience to view international affairs comprehensively and with a mind that was both incisive and innovative.